Originally Posted By: Bing
Wrangler: I am not sure you asked what RW was,but just in case:

RW Relative Weight

FISH ACRONYMS
AG = Alligator Gar
BC = blue catfish
BCP = black crappie
BG = bluegill
BRNT = brown trout
BRKT = brook trout
CC = channel catfish
CGC = common (German) carp
CNBG = copper nose bluegill
CSBG = Condello strain bluegill
CP = chain pickerel
DGC = diploid grass carp (capable of reproducing)
FHM = fathead minnow
FHC = flathead catfish
F1 = (filial #1) first generation of offspring, usually of hybrids
Fn = Nth generation of the above
FG = Florida Gar
GAR = Gar, non-specified species
GC = grass carp
GG = Georgia giant sunfish
GP = grass pickerel
GSD = gizzard shad
GSF = green sunfish
GSH = golden shiner
HBG = hybrid bluegill
HSB = hybrid striped bass
LES = longear sunfish
LG = Longnose Gar
LMB = largemouth bass
MMB = meanmouth bass (LMBxSMB)
NP = northern pike
OSS = orangespotted sunfish
PS = pumpkinseed sunfish
RBS = redbreast sunfish
RBT = rainbow trout
RKB = rock bass
RES = redear sunfish
RRFHM = rosy red fathead minnow
RW = relative weight (see Wr)
SMB = smallmouth bass
SPB = spotted bass
SG = Spotted Gar
TAF-CNBG = Texas/Arkansas/Florida CNBG, a george specialty
TGC = triploid grass carp (sterile)
TGG = Georgia Giant that's "Gone to Texas"
TFS = threadfin shad
TT = tiger trout
WB = white bass
WCP = white crappie
WE = walleye
Wr = Relative Weight (see RW)
YOY = young of year
YP = yellow perch

PLANT ACRONYMS
DW = duckweed
FA = filamentous algae (pond scum or moss)

BIRD ACRONYMS
GBH = great blue heron
GH = green heron
WT = water turkey (cormorant)

REPTILE ACRONYMS
AST = alligator snapping turtle
CHRM = copperheaded rattlemoccasin (any snake)
PT = painted turtle
RST = red slider turtle
ST = snapping turtle

LIVE BAIT (BUGS & WORMS) ACRONYMS
BSF = black soldier fly
CR = cricket
CW = catalpa worm
EW = earthworm (non-specific)
MW = mealworm
NC = nightcrawler
RW = redworm
RWTCOW = red wigglers, the Cadillac of Worms
TC = tent caterpiller
WW = waxworm

GENERAL ACRONYMS
ACRONYM = A Common Repository of Names You Makeup (i.e. this list)
APB = After Pond Boss
BFIP = Big Fish in the Pond
BISA = Brothers in Smallmouth Association
BOW = body of water
BPB = Before Pond Boss
BTW = by the way
CW = conventional wisdom
DLYHKHMTPC = don't let your husband know how much the pond cost
DLYWKHMTPC = don't let your wife know how much the pond cost
FME = from my experience
FOE = Fraternal Order of Eagles (traditional)
FOE = Friggin' Otters are Evil (Condello)
FPPT = Fish Photo Presentation Technique
FWIW = for what it's worth
GSA = (1)Green Sunfish Association - just don't mess with them.
GSA = (2)Group of Simple-minded Accountants - just don't mess with them.
IIRC = if I recall/read/remember correctly
IME = in my experience
IMO = in my opinion
IMHO = in my humble opinion
IOW = in other words
JAIWAK = just an idiot with a keyboard
LL2 = Lusk Lodge 2, Bob Lusk's stately manor
LMAO = laughing really hard, to the point of losing weight
LOL = laughing out loud
LOL = (wrt feed or butter) Land'O'Lakes
LSHIFIMP = laughing so hard I fell in my pond
OTOH = on the other hand
PBR = Po' Boy RAS, a small scale semi-recirculating aquaculture system
PLUP = personal liability umbrella (insurance) policy
PM = private message
RAS = recirculating aquaculture system
ROTFL = rolling on the floor laughing
ROTFLMAO = rolling on the floor laughing really hard
SSS = shoot, shovel, and shut up
SWAG = semi-wild guess (alternatively, scientific wild guess)
TIA = thanks in advance
TSS = total suspended solids
TTT = to the top (bump)
WAG = wild guess
WRT = with respect to
YMMV = your mileage may vary
YPTTPP = Your Path to the Perfect Pond

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Maybe we should add a couple?

MCP Magnolia Crappie or HCP Hybrid Crappie BNCP Blacknose Crappie

PVCRAT - A temporary state of hallucination

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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